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Spectacular Views Await at Newest Trail
The Land Trust has officially opened its Beach View Farm Trail on North Whidbey. Enjoy easy walking and great scenery including a historic working farm, wetlands, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and Olympic Mountains.
A New, Healthier Way to Farm
Cory Fakkema is practicing a new kind of agriculture that harnesses the natural habits of livestock to steadily improve the land at Beach View Farm near Oak Harbor.
Paul Bakken: Island Hero and Gentle Soul
Paul Bakken’s appreciation for nature and fondness for wildlife was legendary. He leaves behind an oasis for the wildlife he loved.
Saving a Farming Tradition
The Land Trust acquired a 22-acre property with high-quality agricultural soils to keep the land in farming and preserve the rural scenery enjoyed along an adjacent stretch of highway.
Historic Farmland near Coupeville Protected
Jan Pickard has fond memories of the farmland where she spent much of her childhood. That’s why she and her brother, Ken, wanted to keep the land on Coupeville’s edge the way they lovingly remember it.
Walking Ebey’s Trails System Starting to Take Shape
It may be a year before Robert and Sue Payton are able to walk the new trail they helped build in Central Whidbey this spring. But as far as Robert is concerned, it will be worth the wait.
More Great Conservation Coming in 2019!
Hold on for another exciting conservation success ride in 2019. Here’s a sneak preview of what we’re working on for you:
2018: A Remarkable Year for Island Conservation
In 2018, 10 properties, totaling 485 acres, were permanently protected throughout Whidbey and Camano islands. Here’s a summary of what you helped accomplish last year.
Curiosity Saved the Barn
“We stopped on the edge of the mud and just looked at this barn with trees growing at the openings,” Marshall said. “We backed out and headed for the ferry and thought, ‘Should we put an offer in on this place?’”
A Bright Future at Fakkema Farm
If you’re seeking a place perfectly emblematic of the beauty of our islands, you’ll know you’ve found it when you see Fakkema Farm, owned by the Fakkema family since the 1950s.
